Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun immune_reaction

1 sense of immune reaction

Sense 1
immune response, immune reaction, immunologic response -- (a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen)
       => reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")